Lemuel Benton

Lemuel Benton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1799
Preceded byDaniel Huger
Succeeded byBenjamin Huger
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. David's Parish
In office
January 8, 1782 – November 4, 1788
Personal details
Born1754 (1754)
Granville County, Province of North Carolina, British America
DiedMay 18, 1818(1818-05-18) (aged 63–64)
Darlington, South Carolina, US
Resting placeDarlington County, South Carolina
Political partyAnti-Administration (until 1795)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic-Republican (1795 onward)
Professionlawyer, politician
Military service
Branch/serviceContinental Army
United States Army
Years of service1777–1794
RankColonel
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Lemuel Benton (1754 – May 18, 1818) was an 18th-century American slaveholder, planter and politician from Darlington County, South Carolina.[1]

He represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1793 until 1799.

  1. ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer (January 10, 2022). "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2024. Database at "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 13, 2022, retrieved April 29, 2024